Range Rover has confirmed it’s all-new compact model will be available in both two-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive derivatives.
The announcement comes as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s ?800 million investment in environmental technologies and development of vehicles with sustainable features.
Due next year, the all-new compact Range Rover will have CO2 emissions less than 130g/km (243g/km for the current TDV6 Range Rover).
Also currently under development and due for launch in 2013 is Range Rover’s first diesel-hybrid powertrain. Called the ‘range_e’ the newcomer is being developed using a Range Rover Sport platform and the existing 3.0-litre TDV6 engine driving through a new eight-speed ZF transmission.
“Land Rover has announced that the all new compact Range Rover will be available in 2WD. This is good news for the company and for our customers. A 2WD option is just one way in which we are developing our vehicles’ efficiency whilst adding to the Land Rover range and expanding our customer base. We will continue to make the ‘world’s finest all-terrain vehicles’ for those customers who require 4WD but will now offer an alternative to those that don’t,” revealed Phil Popham, Land Rover’s Managing Director
